Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 17th July 1993
Dilbert//1554, first published 33 years ago on Saturday 17th July 1993
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dilbert ratbert computer middle ages the plague
Official transcript
Dilbert sits at his desk and Ratbert sits on the desk. Ratbert says, "Sometimes I think I'm not reaching my full potential as a rat."
Dilbert replies, "You're right. In the Middle Ages, disease-carrying rats wiped out half of the human population of Europe."
Ratbert says, "I think I've got a little temperature. Feel my forehead."
Dilbert says, "Face it, your glory days are past."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
SOMETIMES I THINK I'M NOT REACHING MY FULL POTENTIAL AS A RAT.
YOU'RE RIGHT. IN THE MIDDLE AGES, DISEASE- CARRYING RATS WIPED OUT HALF OF THE HUMAN POPULATION OF EUROPE.
I THINK I'VE GOT A LITTLE TEMPERATURE.
FEEL MY FOREHEAD.
FACE IT, YOUR GLORY DAYS ARE PAST.
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AI Analysis
Title: "Rats Wiped Out Half of the Human Population of Europe"
Summary:
This comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with a rat, who is standing on its hind legs and wearing a white shirt. The rat is addressing Dilbert, saying:
"Sometimes I think I'm not reaching my full potential as a rat."
Dilbert responds, "You're right. In the middle ages, disease-carrying rats wiped out half of the human population of Europe."
The rat retorts, "I think I've got a little temperature. Feel my forehead."
Dilbert examines the rat's forehead and says, "Face it, your glory days are past."
The comic strip humorously highlights the historical significance of rats in shaping human history, while also poking fun at the rat's perceived lack of potential.
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